A normal desire for people living in a small apartment is the possibility of increasing the area by combining balconies and loggias with rooms. If you are a fan of a long and tedious walk through the coordinating authorities, then you can risk your health and begin to process the documents for redevelopment. It turns out that there are plenty of options for combining a loggia with an apartment. Here are a few of them.
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Combine or not combine
So, the loggia in the apartment, this potential additional 3-4 meters of the area. At first glance, the little things, the more pleasant it will be to see the result of the unification. We will make a reservation right away that reconstruction of loggias or balconies in an apartment and a bay window is possible only after receiving a package of approved permits. The right to reschedule living quarters is provided by specialized authorities. The variant of "partisan" with the self-re-planning can subsequently have a negative color when re-issuing documents for donating or buying or selling an apartment. What is the official variant of combining a loggia with an apartment in this case is preferable?
Matching activities
Construction activities for "matching" will depend, first of all, on the insulation and glazing of the loggia. These are mandatory and irrevocable conditions for "combining". In this case, it will be necessary to insulate on the loggia almost everything: the ceiling, the floor and the side walls. Activities for combining the loggia can be divided into several stages. The most significant stage is the reconciliation of redevelopment documents. The next stage will be the development of the redevelopment project. It is best to trust professionals. The third stage will be quality glazing and insulation of the existing loggia, which can be made independently.
Important are the geometric dimensions and shape of the loggia.
The pier or the loggia, that's the question
The prototype for the standard and usual for our perception and view of the loggia is the bay window - the protruding part of the room on the plane of the facade.
The air conditioners can significantly increase the visibility and illumination of the premises, because they glaze along the entire perimeter. The eraser can be single- or multi-storey and have the form:
• rectangular (familiar to us loggia)
• round (pylon)
• multifaceted.
The bay window is most often located in the kitchen or the living room.
Nothing to do with the combined apartment-studio bay window, because the latter is a type of room with no partitions or capital walls between the kitchen and the room.
Therefore, combining the loggia with the kitchen in this case will provide many ideas for creating an interesting design.
One option may be to convert the bay window to the dining area. In this case, you can install or make a narrow bench in the bay window area, having issued it in the form of additional furniture.
You will have several additional seats, a beautiful panoramic view outside the window and a cozy atmosphere of the kitchen, combined with a loggia. A good option is to arrange a spectacular living room with a bay window.
The main problems encountered when combining a loggia with an apartment
When the loggia is combined with the apartment, an acute problem is the demolition of the bearing wall, which is located between the living space. According to the classification of elements of living quarters, the wall located between the loggia and the living space of the apartment is the carrier. Even a "legal" version of such a combination of a loggia with an internal premise, will provide for only the demolition of the window unit and no more. In exceptional cases, it may be possible to demolish the protrusion between the loggia and the wall - "nails".
In this case, installation of a double-glazed unit is provided in the formed opening of a rectangular configuration. Do not rule out the option of installing a "French" door, in which the glass occupies the entire area. In this case, it is recommended to establish a boundary partition between the loggia and the room. A loggia or balcony is considered a cold room, therefore it is strictly prohibited to install hot water heating and take out radiators. Taking into account all aspects of the upcoming combination of the loggia, it will be possible to take care of the redevelopment project.
How to combine the loggia with the apartment
Combining a loggia and kitchen
The combination of a kitchen or a room with a loggia can be made:
• with partial or complete removal of the wall of the opening when creating a combined room
• with full or partial removal of the upper partition
• With the removal of the window sill and the subsequent decoration of the elements.
A complete removal of the wall of the opening is undesirable, because in this case there is a potential danger of the destruction of the strength of the frame of the building. Especially dangerous are changes in the upper partition of the bearing wall when creating arches or completely dismantling the partition. The optimal solution, and as an option, can be the dismantling of the window part of the partition, which does not affect the integrity and strength of the entire structure of the bearing wall.
Before you combine the loggia with a room or kitchen, you must make the insulation of the loggia. Double-glazed windows are being replaced. This will significantly improve the thermal insulation and sound properties of the loggia. The inner side of the walls are insulated with PVC boards or polystyrene mats, which are fixed with screws to the wall. Further, the decorative decoration of the loggia walls is made.
How to combine the kitchen with the loggia will help you video.
Combining a loggia with a room
The options for combining the loggia with the room are developed in the same way as with the kitchen. For heating the loggia it is recommended to install electric heaters, and also to install a warm floor.
The combination of the room and the loggia is presented in this video.
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